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Top 10 Brownlow Medallists of all time

This article first appeared on The Roar, September 28, 2015. http://www.theroar.com.au/2015/09/28/ranking-the-brownlow-part-2-top-10-medallists-of-all-time/ On Friday I attempted to rank the top 10 Brownlow medallists since 1975. Based solely on my own recollections, the purely subjective list had only one criteria – that the … Continue reading

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The top 10 Brownlow Medallists since 1975

This article first appeared on The Roar, September 25, 2015. http://www.theroar.com.au/2015/09/25/ranking-the-brownlow-part-1-top-10-medallists-since-1975/ On Monday night, after the heat and clamour of this weekend’s games have faded and the results have been scribed into the record books, the AFL will crown its latest … Continue reading

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Time to throw the Brownlow medal open to all comers

Originally published on The Roar sports opinion website, July 15, 2015. http://www.theroar.com.au/2015/08/14/time-to-throw-the-brownlow-open-to-all-comers/ For years I defended the purity of the Brownlow medal. I waxed lyrical about its sacredness and fawned over the word ‘fairest’ in its description. I particularly liked the … Continue reading

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Not now, not ever. Why I won’t boo Adam Goodes

This article first appeared on The Roar sports opinion website, July 31, 2015. http://www.theroar.com.au/2015/07/31/wont-boo-adam-goodes/   I won’t boo Adam Goodes. Not now, not ever. I won’t lie. As a footballer he has annoyed me, but I am not so blinded by … Continue reading

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Buckley’s and none – the consequence of ill-timed coaching appointments

When Collingwood president Eddie McGuire concocted his now infamous coaching ‘succession plan’, did he inadvertently condemn the club’s favourite son, Nathan Buckley, to coaching mediocrity? With grand final appearances in the two years preceding Buckley’s appointment as head coach, the … Continue reading

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